NBA playoffs, the Suns once again lost to the Lone Rangers, two consecutive losses, the big score was changed to a 2-2 draw by the Lone Rangers, the next two teams will play the battle of TianwangShan, for both sides, the importance is self-evident, who can achieve the final victory, who will have great hopes of promotion, the Suns Absolute Core Paul's law suddenly appeared, which made the team's future prospects become worried.
The Suns lost, this is the fifth time in Paul's career to have a 2-0 lead, was equalized by the opponent, it is worth mentioning that after the previous two times was equalized by 2-0, the team paul led by paul was all eliminated, the first time was when Paul played for the Hornets, which is now the Pelicans, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Hornets led the Spurs 2-0, was pulled by the opponent for two consecutive sets, and finally eliminated 3-4, in 13 years, Paul played for the Clippers, the first round opposite the Grizzlies, Also with a 2-0 lead, he was staged by the Grizzlies and was eliminated 2-4.
The third time came in '16, when Paul played for the Clippers, and in the first round against the Blazers, the Clippers also led 2-0, and were forced to reverse by Lillard to make it 2-4. Last season, Paul played his first year with the Suns, the team reached the Finals, the Finals against the Bucks, the Suns led 2-0, but the alphabet brother suddenly broke out, won 4 consecutive sets, 2-4, Paul failed to taste the final championship.
Now the sun is once again facing Paul's dilemma, how they adjust themselves has become the biggest problem, this game Paul was completely targeted by the referee and the lone ranger defensive players, played 23 minutes, only 5 points and 7 assists, and left the field early 6 fouls, Paul is not in the team offensive and defensive chaos, when the lone ranger plays an offensive climax, Paul can only watch weakly on the sidelines, for a while Paul was once again pushed to the cusp of the storm, from the current fan controversy, Paul seems to have become a sinner for the sun to lose.
It's hard to imagine a veteran who was a seasoned veteran who was beaten to no avail in the first half of a young player like the Lone Ranger, paul had already committed four fouls in the first half, which was very rare in Paul's career, and after the game, the Suns did not put the problem on themselves, but aimed the spearhead at the referee, Booker and Paul were dissatisfied with the referee's decision, bluntly saying, never seen such a decision. And many basketball commentators are even more "conspiracy theories", saying: Paul was sent off, but the NBA wanted Doncic to replace James to save the dismal ratings.
So how can the sun adjust to help Paul break the bottleneck? One: the Suns must strengthen the defense, the reason why they are strong this season, in addition to Paul, Booker, Ayton, the troika, the team's inside and outside lines are doing very well on the defensive end, and against the Lone Ranger, they have experienced the first two losses, and there has been a big adjustment on the offensive end, especially doncic's cooperation with outside players, the Lone Ranger in this game shot 44 of 20 three-pointers, Smith shot 8 three-pointers, Doncic's score dropped, other players scored, the Suns must do a good job of outside defense, Teams can let Doncic score, but they must not let all the other Lone Rangers burst out.
Second: change tactics, the combination of the inside and outside lines is closer, the Suns' internal strength is higher than that of the Lone Ranger, Ayton, this game did not get too much tactics, back at home, they need to let Ayton bear some more offensive pressure, Booker played well, one person can not defeat the Lone Ranger, must cooperate inside and outside, so that the team is more fluent on the offensive end, Paul needs to control his number of fouls to avoid tragedy recurrence.
If the Suns can do a good job of attacking and defending at both ends, with their player configuration and overall strength, it is higher than the opponent, it depends on how the team returns to the home court and how to adjust, the next Sun must win to hold the final victory.